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A CFI luscombe 8E pilot attempts a takeoff in high grass at a private airport. During the aborted takeoff the aircraft is damaged by a tree strike near OH96, oh.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 476468 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jfk.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 746468 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical excursion : runway ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During the ground roll of the takeoff run from a pvtly owned sod runway, high grass retarded acceleration of flying speed and it was necessary to abort the takeoff. While slowing down (about 30 mph) the right wing struck some small saplings on the side of the runway causing the airplane to ground loop. Both wings suffered leading edge and tip damage but no spar damage. There were no personal injuries or other property damage. A factor contributing to this occurrence was past experience operating from the field under a variety of conditions and believing a successful takeoff could be made despite the high grass.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CFI LUSCOMBE 8E PLT ATTEMPTS A TKOF IN HIGH GRASS AT A PVT ARPT. DURING THE ABORTED TKOF THE ACFT IS DAMAGED BY A TREE STRIKE NEAR OH96, OH.
Narrative: DURING THE GND ROLL OF THE TKOF RUN FROM A PVTLY OWNED SOD RWY, HIGH GRASS RETARDED ACCELERATION OF FLYING SPD AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO ABORT THE TKOF. WHILE SLOWING DOWN (ABOUT 30 MPH) THE R WING STRUCK SOME SMALL SAPLINGS ON THE SIDE OF THE RWY CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO GND LOOP. BOTH WINGS SUFFERED LEADING EDGE AND TIP DAMAGE BUT NO SPAR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES OR OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THIS OCCURRENCE WAS PAST EXPERIENCE OPERATING FROM THE FIELD UNDER A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS AND BELIEVING A SUCCESSFUL TKOF COULD BE MADE DESPITE THE HIGH GRASS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.